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The meaning of the Spanish word "lento" and how you use it

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lento
(adv.) slow; slowly While a great number of Spanish adverbs end in "-mente," some of them may also have a shorter form that looks just like a masculine adjective. Even though both forms are correct, the shorter one is preferred in everyday speech.
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Me gusta comer lento .
I like to eat slowly.
El trabajo avanza muy lento .
The work advances very slowly.
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Spanish, the Fastest Language
Algunas veces lento , algunas veces rápido .
Sometimes slow, sometimes fast.
Spanish, the Fastest Language
Su profesora Raquel se lo explica todo muy lento
Their professor Raquel explains it all to them very slowly
"Tell Me If It's Love" - Belinda
Que te va quemando lento .
That continues burning you slowly.
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lento
(adj.) (masc.) (sing.) slow
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Este ordenador es lento .
This computer is slow.
El trabajador no es lento .
The worker is not slow.
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Candid Movie Reviews: Flight
Yo a esta película le voy a dar tres gorritos y medio , porque se me hace que sí estuvo un poquito lento
For this movie I'm going to give it three and a half caps because it seems to me that it was a little slow
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El coche es caro y en la ciudad es lento .
The car is expensive and in the city it's slow.
Ways of Getting Around - Part 3
Ir a pie es sano pero lento .
Walking is healthy but slow.
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a...fuego...lento
(phrase) at/over low heat
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Calienta la sopa a fuego lento .
Warm the soup at low heat.
Cocina en el horno a fuego lento .
Cook in the oven at low heat.
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La clave es hacer una cerveza a fuego lento , ¿ no ?
The key is making a beer over low heat, right?
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y vamos a derretir en ella la mantequilla a fuego lento .
and in it we're going to melt the butter in it at low heat.
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a...fuego...lento
(phrase) little by little; slowly
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Tienes que hacerlo a fuego lento .
You have to do it slowly.
Debemos practicar a fuego lento .
We should practice little by little.
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fuego...lento
(phrase) (masc.) low heat; low fire (cooking)
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Yo dejo la sopa cocinando a fuego lento .
I leave the soup cooking on low heat.
Es mejor cocinarlo a fuego lento
It's better to cook it on low heat.
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Authentic Valencian Paella at Casa Roberto
Fuego muy lento y muy doradito , aproximadamente quince minutos .
A very low fire and very golden, approximately fifteen minutes.
Authentic Valencian Paella at Casa Roberto
Se ponen a fuego lento para que saquen la molla , y cuando se dan cuenta , se han quedado con la molla afuera .
They're put on low heat so that the flesh comes out, and when they realize it, they have been left with the flesh out.
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